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by PaulDavisThe1st 525 days ago
I'm still unsure why the BBC doesn't make it possible to pay for a "license" outside the UK. At least, it didn't back in 2012.
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Rights issues. Have international viewers of eastenders or Blue Peter and you have to pay the cast more, and pay more to license the music used in the background, etc.
But you know what is being watched when streamed (much more accurately than via broadcast) and you have the revenue to pay those costs.